Array.Find<'T> Method ('T[], Predicate<'T>)
Searches for an element that matches the conditions defined by the specified predicate, and returns the first occurrence within the entire Array.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- array
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Type:
'T[]
The one-dimensional, zero-based array to search.
- match
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Type:
System.Predicate<'T>
The predicate that defines the conditions of the element to search for.
Return Value
Type: TThe first element that matches the conditions defined by the specified predicate, if found; otherwise, the default value for type T.
Type Parameters
- T
The type of the elements of the array.
| Exception | Condition |
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| ArgumentNullException | array is null. -or- match is null. |
The Predicate<'T> is a delegate to a method or a lambda expression that returns true if the object passed to it matches the conditions defined in the delegate or lambda expression. The elements of array are individually passed to the Predicate<'T>, starting with the first element and ending with the last element. Processing is stopped when a match is found.
This method is an O(n) operation, where n is the Length of array.
The following example uses a Predicate<'T> delegate with the Find<'T> generic method to search an array of Point structures. The method the delegate represents, ProductGT10, returns true if the product of the X and Y fields is greater than 100,000. The Find<'T> method calls the delegate for each element of the array, returning the first point that meets the test condition.
Note |
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Visual Basic and C# users do not have to create the delegate explicitly or specify the type argument of the generic method. The compilers determine the necessary types from the method arguments you supply. |
Rather than explicitly defining a method with the necessary signature, instantiating a Predicate<'T> delegate, and passing the delegate to the Find<'T> method, it is customary to use a lambda expression. The following example is identical to the previous one, except that it uses a lambda expression as the match argument.
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 8.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
